I believe that the Government's general aim is to whittle away the Welfare State.我认为政府总的目的是要削弱福利国家体制。These changes clearly signal the end of the welfare state as we know it.这些变化清楚地标志着我们熟悉的福利国家的终结。Unemployment places a heavy burden on the welfare state.失业给福利国家增加了沉重的负担。